Episode 112

On Dating & Building a Content Empire with Journalist Jen Ruiz

From Law To Full-Time Travel

Jen Ruiz is a lawyer turned full-time travel writer, blogger, and content creator. She is a 5-time Amazon bestselling author, 3x TEDx speaker, and 4-time award-winning journalist. She is also the solo female traveler behind Jen on a Jet Plane, with an audience of over 350,000 social media followers.

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What you’ll learn in this episode:

  • Jen's story: Giving Up Dating to Travel the World

  • The evolution of travel journalism

  • Challenges and opportunities in monetizing travel journalism

  • How Jen is diversifying her income streams

  • Navigating the volatility of freelancing

  • Finding love and building relationships as a digital nomad

Jen and I discuss dating while traveling, our strategies for finding a partner for life, why we don’t want to put all our eggs into one basket as entrepreneurs, and what passive income streams Jen is currently working on. Jen will also share her approach to achieving so many incredible accomplishments in the span of several years, like self-publishing a book, becoming a TEDx speaker, and getting a book deal based on an article she wrote 5 years ago.

The book, 12 Trips in 12 Months, is available to pre-order!

Diversifying Income Streams

Learn more about how Jen is building a content empire with multiple income streams. Check out our full interview on YouTube →

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